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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
Chronic exposure to peroxisome proliferators (PPs) leads to increased incidence of liver tumors in rodents. Liver tumor induction is thought to require increased hepatocyte proliferation and suppression of apoptosis. Transcript profiling showed increased expression of proapoptotic genes and decreased expression of antiapoptotic genes in the livers of mice exposed to the PP WY-14,643 (WY). We tested the hypothesis that prior exposure to WY would increase susceptibility to apoptosis inducers such as Jo2, an antibody which activates the Fas (Apo-1/CD95) death pathway. When compared to their untreated counterparts, wild-type mice pretreated with WY exhibited increased caspase-3 activation and hepatocyte apoptosis following challenge with Jo2. Livers from WY-treated peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARalpha)-null mice were resistant to the effects of Jo2. In the absence of Jo2 and detectable apoptosis, wild-type mice treated with WY exhibited increases in the activated form of caspase-9. As caspase-9 is a component of the apoptosome, we examined the expression of upstream effectors of apoptosome activity including members of the Bcl-2 family. The levels of the antiapoptotic Mcl-1 transcript and protein were significantly decreased by PPs. PPARalpha-null mice were also resistant to another treatment (concanavalin A) that induces hepatocyte apoptosis. These results (1) indicate that PPARalpha activation increases sensitivity of the liver to apoptosis and (2) identify a mechanism by which PPARalpha could serve as a pharmacological target in diseases where apoptosis is a contributing feature.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
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pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1096-6080
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
92
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
368-77
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha enhances apoptosis in the mouse liver.
pubmed:affiliation
CIIT Centers for Health Research, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article